Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #09

AUGUST IS MEMBERSHIP AND EXTENSIONS MONTH.

 

THE NEW ROTARY LOGO LAUNCHED TODAY 26 August 2013

 

MONDAY MEETING 26th AUGUST 2013

Tonight we had a regular meeting with our guest speaker being John Franklin a Coolamon Resident.

Guests present were a Past President of Coolamon Rotary Bob McCormack and John Franklin.  12 members also attended and we had a fine roast dinner.

John Franklin and a map of the Northern Territory.

John was born in Lake Cargelligo and worked for Elders.  John became a Pastoral Inspector for the Department of Lands in the Northern Territory and spent 21 years there with two other pastoral inspectors.  Their duties included overseeing rental leases for the 221 pastoral leases that covered some 1,346,000 square kilometres.  John was based in Darwin and told us many stories on life in the Northern Territory during his time there.  We learnt that the NT obtained self government in 1978 from Canberra.

Ucharonidge Station one of the many pastoral leases that John looked after and one with a connection to Coolamon via John Glassford.  It is a small world and John Glassford once bought 1,000 “Yaks” Brahman Cross Bos Indicus steers from Ucharonidge and shipped them to Trangie.  Ucharonidge was owned by the Beebe Brothers who eventually sold to Kerry Packer.  Ucharonidge was a relatively small property some 250,000 hectares.

President Dick won the meat tray raffle and we had a good night of fellowship following the meeting.

Reminder to all our guests that next Monday is a partners night with another excellent speaker in Colleen Wilson Lord OAM please advise Christine Atkinson of your attendance.

Diary Reminders

Friday August 30th Steam Train in Coolamon Morning Tea  TBA.  Volunteers required.

*Monday 2nd September Guest Speaker Colleen Wilson Lord OAM.

Tuesday 3rd September Memory, Movement and Motivation Information Day Coolamon  by Colleen Lord OAM Health and Wellness Day at the Allawah Community Centre. Contact Clare Munro: 6927 3548.

Monday 9th September Regular Meeting followed by a Board Meeting, all members are invited to attend.

Thursday 12th September BINGO:  Christine Atkinson, Mark Reardon, Dick Jennings, Neil Munro

*Monday 30th September DG Geoff Tancred’s Visit.

Sunday 6th October Coolamon Scarecrow Festival.

Monday 7th October NO Meeting Labour Day Weekend.

Thursday 10th October BINGO:   Ian Jennings, John Glassford, Grahame Miles, Ted Hutcheon

Saturday 12th October Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital Fete IN Ganmain.

Saturday 26th October Street Raffle in Coolamon.

Sunday December 8th Early Pre-Christmas Rotary Community Market Day in Coolamon.

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February PETS in Young

Friday 14th March Trike Convention Catering in Wagga Wagga proceeds to Ronald McDonald House in Wagga Wagga.

Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.

Sunday 18th May D9700 Assembly in Grenfell

Saturday 24th May Red Shield Appeal Street Stall.

Sunday June 1st-Wednesday June 4th.  SYDNEY 2014 RI Convention See promotion at the end of this bulletin.

*Partners and Guests Night.

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT RON BURTON:

Rotary’s new website will launch 26 August, and I want to encourage each one of you to take a look. I’ve had a sneak preview, and I’m excited about the new face this will give Rotary as well the new opportunities for Rotarians to connect with one another.

After the launch, I encourage you to register and review your profile, update it, and pay special attention to the club profile in Rotary Club Central. This tool can assist your membership efforts, and it offers a great analysis about how your club can be improved. It will show you how your club functions, which includes providing a snapshot of your local community involvement.

Keep in mind, as with any new website, it’s a work in progress. #Rotary staff has worked hard implementing the website Rotarians have been requesting, and they will continue to work on making improvements. I hope you find our new website exciting as well as a big step forward.

You can read more about the new site on:  http://www.rotary.org/

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

Priorities

Woman’s Day

A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while his wife stayed home.

He wanted her to see what he went through so he prayed, “Dear Lord, I go to
work every day and put in 8 hours while my wife merely stays at home.
I want her to know what I go through, so please create a trade in our bodies.

” God, in his infinite wisdom, granted the man’s wish.

The next morning, sure enough, the man awoke as a woman. He arose, cooked breakfast
for his mate, awakened the kids, set out their school clothes, fed them breakfast, packed
their lunches, drove them to school, came home and picked up the dry cleaning, took it to
the cleaners and stopped at the bank to draw out money to pay the power bill and
telephone bill, drove to the power company and the phone company and paid the bills,
went grocery shopping, came home and put away the groceries.

He cleaned the cat’s litter box and bathed the dog. Then it was already 1 p.m. and he hurried
to make the beds, do the laundry, vacuum, dust, and sweep and mop the kitchen floor.
Ran to the school to pick up the kids and got into an argument with them on the way home.
Set out cookies and milk and got the kids organized to do their homework, then set up the
ironing board and watched TV while he did the ironing.

At 4:30 he began peeling potatoes and washing greens for salad, breaded the pork chops
and snapped fresh beans for supper. After supper he cleaned the kitchen, ran the dishwasher,
folded laundry, bathed the kids, and put them to bed. At 9 p.m. he was exhausted and,
though his daily chores weren’t finished, he went to bed where he was expected to make love
— which he managed to get through without complaint.

The next morning he awoke and immediately knelt by the bed and said,
“Lord, I don’t know what I was thinking. I was so wrong to envy my wife’s being able to stay
home all day. Please, oh please, let us trade back.”

The Lord, in his infinite wisdom, replied, “My son, I feel you have learned your lesson and I
will be happy to change things back to the way they were. You’ll have to wait 9 months,
though. You got pregnant last night!”

ERIC VAN SOEST

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

NEW ROTARY WEB SITE

Today a new Rotary International web site is being launched at the start of business Chicago Time Monday 26th August.

 

ROTARY.ORG

Now you will need to log in as before on the old site however you may need to register as well:

 

http://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en

Once there then upload your details to your profile.  You may need your membership number and or the club number.

It is a blog based web site on Word Press which is what we use for all our web sites.  I have found it easy to use and a lot faster than the old site.  There are many many features and it is totally different and there are some teething problems which are being sorted out.

This web site is only as good as you make it as an individual.  However there are some great new features such as starting up your own group with a  group discussion.

The club finder is simply excellent and as we learn about the site I am sure you will all agree that Rotary has entered the 21st century!!!

 

DIVE RIGHT IN

There’s a lot more we could say about the site, but the best way to find out what’s new is to use it. Explore the sections. Add your voice to a discussion group. Post your club project or browse community projects from across the Rotary world. And let us know what you think. Like any undertaking of this scope, it won’t be perfect. But rest assured that we haven’t finished with the site. In fact, we’re already working on new features and improvements to make your experience the best it can be.

 

What’s new about the Rotary website? Everything!

Welcome to your new Rotary website. We’ve heard from many corners that Rotary needs a faster, improved website that makes it easy to find what you’re looking for and helps you get your Rotary business done. We listened – and we hope you’re as excited as we are.

“I encourage you to register and review your profile, update it, and pay special attention to the club profile in Rotary Club Central,” say Burton. “I hope you find our new website exciting as well as a big step forward.”

 

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CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

SCHOOL OF ST JUDES TANZANIA

It has been a while since we promoted one of the best projects anywhere so here is some news from St Judes.

If class sizes allow for it, St Jude’s occasionally selects students from neighbouring government schools so they can benefit from a free education. Recently, 32 new Standard 2 students were selected to join our wonderful school.

Here is Jesca enjoying her first day. All of the new students are bright, motivated and eager to learn! Like others at St Jude’s, they’ll have access to the best learning through more than 200 highly qualified Tanzanian teachers, well stocked libraries and state-of-the-art science and ICT labs.

VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AND DONATE DIRECTLY:

SCHOOL OF ST JUDE’S WISH LIST

 

 

Rotary International President Ron Burton

Governor of District 9700 Geoff Tancred

Coolamon Club President  Dick Jennings

Coolamon Club Secretary Paul Weston

Club Treasurer  Henk Hulsman

Coolamon Rotary Club Inc. P.O. Box 23 COOLAMON N.S.W. 2701

Websites of Interest

Coolamon Rotary Club: http://coolamonrotary.com

Road MAPS to Africa a Coolamon Rotary Project: http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org/

Rotary Down Under on line: http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/26587/49598/pub

Mount Kenya 2015 Web Site incorporating the ORK: http://theork.com/

Our Rotary Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa: http://www.rotaryhoutbay.org

Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species RAGES: http://www.endangeredrag.org/#

REGISTER NOW FOR SYDNEY

Register early for Sydney convention and save

Register early for the 2014 Rotary International Convention in  Sydney, Australia, 1-4 June, and pay US$100 less than the on-site  registration fee. Rotary’s annual convention is a wonderful way to experience the true internationality of Rotary, as you connect with leaders, exchange ideas, and get inspired to take action to benefit communities worldwide.

 

‘Before & After’, Sydney Harbour – this very long exposure captures the final minutes before the sun sets, as the last piercing light ray throws deep shadows, and the few minutes after, as the first splash of colour starts to ascend.

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

 

 

 

 

Above is the new logo for Rotary.

27th August Rotary International launches a new web site.  I have had a go on it and find it exceptional.

You will need to sign on with your email and password if you are already registered if not you will need to register.

MY ROTARY

Go to the following page to log on or register:

http://www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/home

 

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #08

AUGUST IS MEMBERSHIP AND EXTENSIONS MONTH.

During Rotary Membership and Extension Month, I will:

 

MONDAY MEETING 19th AUGUST 2013

Another excellent meeting with good fellowship and new guests.  Present were Danny Henman Principal of the Coolamon Central School, Daryl Breust our guest speaker, Thomas Graham Honeywell Prize recipient, Digby Graham, Leanne Corbett, Alan White and partners Christine Lorraine and Helen Lewis.  Twelve members were also present.

Tonight we had a meeting in two parts but both engineering related.  Neil Munro presented the cheque to Danny Henman for the fees required for Thomas Graham to attend the Honeywell Engineering Summer School in December.

The Engineering Summer School is an initiative supported by Honeywell, Engineers Australia, Sydney Division and Rotary clubs around NSW and ACT.

It brings together students entering their final year of secondary school who have expressed a sincere interest and application for studies and/or a career in one of the many branches of engineering.

Applications forms are forwarded to year 11 students via schools and Rotary clubs. Students may apply either direct to Engineers Australia or through their local Rotary club. Students are offered places on a first come first served basis.

Successful students gain the opportunity of experiencing day-to-day life as an engineer through access to universities and contact with Australia’s leading engineering organisations.

Opportunities exist to talk with and observe engineers employed in government, private and research facilities covering a broad range of discipline categories. Such opportunities might encompass biomedical, chemical, civil, environmental, electrical, computer or mechanical engineering.

It is hoped that through such experiences, student decisions about future career paths will be made using informed judgments.

Attendance at and transport to HESS involves a personal cost to the student. However, sponsoring Rotary clubs may wish to assist with the payment according to circumstances. Sponsoring clubs are also encouraged to invite students to their weekly meeting both before and after the Summer School as well as endeavouring to keep in contact during subsequent university attendance and after graduation.

Thomas Graham, Neil Munro and Danny Henman

The second part was a talk on engineering and how our guest speaker Daryl Breust started life as an Architectural Draftsman and is now running his own engineering company with his son in Wagga Wagga.  Daryl specialises in steel and commercial buildings. From pencils, T squares and set squares to fully blown computer assisted drawings or CAD as we know it.  A most interesting talk and one that would have inspired Thomas as he embarks on a career in engineering.

Daryl Breust Engineer

Diary Reminders

*Monday 26th August John Franklin Guest Speaker .  Times and life living in the Northern Territory.

Friday August 30th Steam Train in Coolamon Morning Tea  TBA.  Volunteers required.

*Monday 2nd September Guest Speaker Colleen Wilson Lord OAM.

Tuesday 3rd September Memory, Movement and Motivation Information Day Coolamon  by Colleen Lord OAM Health and Wellness Day at the Allawah Community Centre. Contact Clare Munro: 6927 3548.

Monday 9th September Regular Meeting followed by a Board Meeting, all members are invited to attend.

Thursday 12th September BINGO:  Christine Atkinson, Mark Reardon, Dick Jennings, Neil Munro

*Monday 30th September DG Geoff Tancred’s Visit.

Sunday 6th October Coolamon Scarecrow Festival.

Monday 7th October NO Meeting Labour Day Weekend.

Thursday 10th October BINGO:   Ian Jennings, John Glassford, Grahame Miles, Ted Hutcheon

Saturday 12th October Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital Fete IN Ganmain.

Saturday 26th October Street Raffle in Coolamon.

Sunday December 1st Early Pre-Christmas Rotary Community Market Day in Coolamon.

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February PETS in Young

Friday 14th March Trike Convention Catering in Wagga Wagga proceeds to Ronald McDonald House in Wagga Wagga.

Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.

Sunday 18th May D9700 Assembly in Grenfell

Saturday 24th May Red Shield Appeal Street Stall.

Sunday June 1st-Wednesday June 4th.  SYDNEY 2014 RI Convention See promotion at the end of this bulletin.

*Partners and Guests Night.

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT RON BURTON:

With his congenial manner and his inclination to keep things simple, Ron Burton has a natural ability to put people at ease. But don’t let the easygoing demeanor of Rotary International’s new president lull you into thinking that he doesn’t get serious when it’s time for business.

“If you ask my opinion, you’re going to get it,” Burton says, his neighborly look morphing into a solemn gaze. “When I feel strongly about something, I will argue like crazy for my position. I suppose that’s sort of an ego thing, but if I discern that someone has a vested interest or may be looking at a personal economic benefit, I have a simple suggestion: Apply The Four-Way Test.”

An uncompromising sense of ethics may be the only personal quality that the former president of the University of Oklahoma Foundation Inc. is willing to wear on his sleeve. “Like most people, I don’t like to be told I’m wrong,” he says. “But I can be convinced that there’s another way to look at something, and sometimes I’ll change my mind. If it’s an ethical issue, though, you’re not going to tell me I’m wrong. It’s not going to happen. I’ve dealt with too many people over the years who wanted to misuse funds. I’ve looked them in the eye and said, ‘I’m not going to jail for you or anyone else.’”

FULL STORY HERE

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

 

The Spoon

John invited his mother over for dinner one evening. During the meal, she couldn’t help but notice how attractive his roommate Judy was.

She had been suspicious of a relationship between her son and his roommate for quite some time, but this only made her more curious.

She watched the two of them interact over the course of the evening and began to wonder whether there was more between John and Judy than met the eye.

Realizing only too well what his mother was thinking, John said, “I can see your wheels turning Mum and I know what you’re thinking. Rest assured Judy and I are strictly roommates.”

A few days later, Judy went to John and said, “You know the beautiful silver gravy ladle? Well, ever since your mother came to dinner I can’t seem to find it. You don’t think she would have taken it, do you?”

“I doubt it, but I’ll write her a letter just to be sure,” replied John.

John then sat down and wrote his mother the following letter: “Dear Mum, While I’m not saying you ‘did’ take a gravy ladle from my house, and I’m not saying you ‘didn’t’ take a gravy ladle, the fact remains that ever since you were here for dinner one has been missing. Love, Your son.”

Several days later, John received a reply from his mother which read: “Dear John, While I am not saying you ‘do’ sleep with Judy, and I’m not saying you ‘don’t’ sleep with her, the fact remains that she would have found the gravy ladle by now if she were sleeping in her own bed. Love, Mum.”

ERIC VAN SOEST

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

Rotary Coordinator Mary Berge of Pennsylvania, USA, finds her happiness in serving others, which is why she has remained in Rotary. Read her blog post for more inspiration on engaging your members.

I wonder what Rotary will look like in 2050. I wonder about how our journey, together as Rotarians, will take shape. I imagine the powerful and meaningful projects that will happen along the way. I imagine the positive impact we will have on human lives, all over the world. I imagine the lifelong friendships and bonds that will spontaneously occur as a result. It makes me smile to think about it all.

Have you noticed the common theme in my words above? It’s happiness. I believe that Rotary makes people happy. The givers and receivers of our Rotary service are happy people! And when we are happy, we work, play, and love harder and better. Our performance, energy and creativity increases. In Rotary, the happier we are, the harder and better we serve others!

Success doesn’t lead to happiness; happiness leads to success. Our goal in Rotary is to serve others and to do good in the world and by working toward and achieving these goals, alongside my fellow Rotarians, I am a happy person!

Editor’s note: Share your passion and commitment to Rotary during Membership and Extension Month! Here’s how:

• Set a personal goal with the Membership Challenge
• Lend your voice to our Thunderclap
• Watch RI President Ron Burton’s membership message

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OUT OF AFRICA

 

 

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

DARKNESS TO LIGHT ROTARY CLUB OF WAGGA WAGGA

Ajoy Joshi and Dr. Alok Sharma

On Saturday night over 300 people including a large number of Rotarians and their partners supported Dr. Alok Sharma and his team in raising funds for the Darkness to Light projects for India and the Riverina.  The Chief Guest was Mr. Tarun Kumar from the High Commission of India to Australia.  The dinner was catered for by Ajoy Joshi from Nilgiri’s Indian Restaurant in Sydney.  Ajoy donated all the food and his time and the dinner was plentiful and delicious.  Thank you Ajoy and all the members of Wagga Wagga Rotary who worked hard to put this night together.

Two from Coolamon Rotary club that is PP Marg (now retired) and PP Garth Perkin will be joining Dr Sharma in India in November as volunteers for Dr Sharma’s next eye camp where Alok will be operating for cataracts and providing glasses and eye check ups for many Indians.

 

CONTACT THE ROTARY CLUB OF WAGGA WAGGA TO DONATE TO DARKNESS TO LIGHT. WEB SITE: WAGGA WAGGA ROTARY CLUB

In 2007 Ajoy was awarded Rotary’s highest honour by the Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga– the Paul Harris Fellowship – for his ongoing support for the ‘From Darkness to Light 2007’ project for vision-impaired people in India.

 

Rotary International President Ron Burton

Governor of District 9700 Geoff Tancred

Coolamon Club President  Dick Jennings

Coolamon Club Secretary Paul Weston

Club Treasurer  Henk Hulsman

Coolamon Rotary Club Inc. P.O. Box 23 COOLAMON N.S.W. 2701

Websites of Interest

Coolamon Rotary Club: http://coolamonrotary.com

Road MAPS to Africa a Coolamon Rotary Project: http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org/

Rotary Down Under on line: http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/26587/49598/pub

Mount Kenya 2015 Web Site incorporating the ORK: http://theork.com/

Our Rotary Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa: http://www.rotaryhoutbay.org

Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species RAGES: http://www.endangeredrag.org/#

REGISTER NOW FOR SYDNEY

Register early for Sydney convention and save

Register early for the 2014 Rotary International Convention in  Sydney, Australia, 1-4 June, and pay US$100 less than the on-site  registration fee. Rotary’s annual convention is a wonderful way to experience the true internationality of Rotary, as you connect with leaders, exchange ideas, and get inspired to take action to benefit communities worldwide.

 

 

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

 

 

 

 

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #07

 

AUGUST IS MEMBERSHIP AND EXTENSIONS MONTH.

Beatrice Cervi of the Rotary Club of Perth, WA, recently posed this question on the Official Rotary International Group site on LinkedIn: “My club is currently working on a strategy to renew and revitalise the club due to declining membership in recent years. Have you been through this process and what KPI’s have you implemented?” Click here to go to the website.Within a few hours and over the following days she received lots of good advice from Rotarians all around the world. Some of the edited responses are shown below:

Georgene Hildebrand, Michigan USA: What wonderful ideas and comments on this very important question. The question to explore might be “why” do people stay in Rotary? What is the compelling reason why we think Rotary is so important in our lives? Most Rotarians on this conversation “have Rotary in them”. So we might think about how we can share why it’s so important to us.

Ron O’Connor, Florida USA: My club was facing this issue about 3 years ago and we discovered a treasure trove of young professionals looking to become involved in their community. The group is an offshoot of our chamber of commerce. In the past three years this group alone has yielded some young attorneys, CPA’s, an architect, environmental professionals, and others who have become productive involved Rotarians in short order.One of these young guns is our incoming President, and another is President-Elect. If you bring in younger members be aware they want to rise up the ladder quickly and as previously mentioned, may not subscribe to the rituals older Rotarians have become accustomed to.

The Splendid Men of the Wagga Wagga Rugby Choir (and 2 women).

TUESDAY AUGUST 13th MEETING

This week we had a joint club meeting with the Junee Rotary Club in Junee.   No ordinary meeting as we had the Wagga Wagga Rugby Men’s  Choir entertain us.  Around 100 guests were present and a great night was had by one and all who attended.  Among the men singing was our own Garth Perkin.  Thank you Junee!

Click on the images below for a larger version

 

Diary Reminders

*Saturday 17th August Darkness to Light Dinner RC of Wagga Wagga. Indian night great food.

*Monday 19th August Honeywell Science Presentation and Guest Speaker Darrell Breust from Coolamon.

*Monday 26th August John Franklin Guest Speaker .  Times and life living in the Northern Territory.

Friday August 30th Steam Train in Coolamon Morning Tea.  Volunteers required.

*Monday 2nd September Guest Speaker Colleen Wilson Lord OAM.

Tuesday 3rd September Memory, Movement and Motivation Information Day Coolamon  by Colleen Lord OAM Health and Wellness Day at the Allawah Community Centre. Contact Clare Munro: 6927 3548.

Thursday 12th September BINGO:  Christine Atkinson, Mark Reardon, Dick Jennings, Neil Munro

*Monday 30th September DG Geoff Tancred’s Visit.

Sunday 6th October Coolamon Scarecrow Festival.

Monday 7th October NO Meeting Labour Day Weekend.

Thursday 10th October BINGO:   Ian Jennings, John Glassford, Grahame Miles, Ted Hutcheon

Saturday 12th October Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital Fete IN Ganmain.

Saturday 26th October Street Raffle in Coolamon.

Late November early December date TBA: Early Pre-Christmas Rotary Community Market Day in Coolamon.

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February PETS in Young

Friday 14th March Trike Convention Catering in Wagga Wagga proceeds to Ronald McDonald House in Wagga Wagga.

Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.

Sunday 18th May D9700 Assembly in Grenfell

Saturday 24th May Red Shield Appeal Street Stall.

Sunday June 1st-Wednesday June 4th.  SYDNEY 2014 RI Convention See promotion at the end of this bulletin.

*Partners and Guests Night.

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT RON BURTON:

Rotarians can take action and help more communities worldwide when their ‪#‎Rotary‬ clubs are thriving.

Rotarians, share our infographic about how regional membership plans can take advantage unique membership needs. Read more at http://ow.ly/nIscR

Click on the image below for a larger version:

 

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

 

Best Divorce letter

Dear Wife,

I’m writing you this letter to tell you that I’m leaving you forever. I’ve been a good man to you for 7 years & I have nothing to show for it. These last 2 weeks have been hell. … Your boss called to tell me that you quit your job today & that was the last straw. Last week, you came home & didn’t even notice I had a new haircut, had cooked your favorite meal & even wore a brand new pair of silk boxers. You ate in 2 minutes, & went straight to sleep after watching all of your soaps. You don’t tell me you love me anymore; you don’t want sex or anything that connects us as husband & wife. Either you’re cheating on me or you don’t love me anymore; whatever the case, I’m gone.
Your EX-Husband

P.S. don’t try to find me. Your SISTER & I are moving away to West Virginia together! Have a great life!

Dear Ex-Husband,

Nothing has made my day more than receiving your letter. It’s true you & I have been married for 7 years, although a good man is a far cry from what you’ve been. I watch my soaps so much because they drown out your constant whining & griping Too bad that doesn’t work. I DID notice when you got a hair cut last week, but the 1st thing that came to mind was ‘You look just like a girl!’ Since my mother raised me not to say anything if you can’t say something nice, I didn’t comment. And when you cooked my favorite meal, you must have gotten me confused with MY SISTER, because I stopped eating pork 7 years ago. About those new silk boxers: I turned away from you because the $49.99 price tag was still on them, & I prayed it was a coincidence that my sister had just borrowed $50 from me that morning. After all of this, I still loved you & felt we could work it out. So when I hit the lotto for 10 million dollars, I quit my job & bought us 2 tickets to Jamaica But when I got home you were gone.. Everything happens for a reason, I guess. I hope you have the fulfilling life you always wanted. My lawyer said that the letter you wrote ensures you won’t get a dime from me. So take care.

Signed, Your Ex-Wife, Rich As Hell & Free!
P.S. I don’t know if I ever told you this, but my sister Carla was born Carl. I hope that’s not a problem.

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

POLIO OUTBREAK IN SOMALIA

In May, a two-year-old girl from Mogadishu became the first confirmed case of polio in Somalia in more than six years. The country had been polio-free since March 2007.

As of July, the virus has paralyzed 95 Somali children: 94 confirmed cases in South Central Zone, which includes Mogadishu, and a case in Somaliland. Another nine cases have also been reported in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.

“Lack of access to routine immunization in Somalia has created the largest known reservoir of unvaccinated children in a single geographic area in the world. The total number of Somali children who had never been vaccinated between 2008 and 2012 was estimated to reach a million,” says Sikander Khan, UNICEF Somalia Representative.

“The poliovirus in such a large reservoir has the potential to result in a catastrophic outbreak, the likes of which are beginning to be seen and as such constitutes an international emergency.”

Britain will help to vaccinate more than 6 million people against an outbreak of polio in Somalia and Kenya, International Development Secretary Justine Greening has announced. The UK will provide £10 million to allow the UN’sWorld Health Organisation to continue a vital vaccination campaign to tackle the first outbreak in Somalia since 2007. The UN has warned that without further support the disease could quickly develop into an epidemic across East Africa and put countless lives and livelihoods at risk.

Thanks to the British government, more than 6 million people will be vaccinated against an outbreak of ‪#‎polio‬ in Somalia and Kenya, announced International Development Secretary Justine Greening.

 

 

Polio Vaccination Campaign in Somalia and Kenya

 

 

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Elephant Jack or Elejacking.

OUT OF AFRICA

This week saw a visit of 21 Kenyans to Ganmain friends of Rotarian Ndungi Mungai of the Rotary Club of Wagga Wagga Sunrise. Ndungi lectures at Charles Sturt University Wagga and the Kenyans brought along goat, ugali, maragwe and Tusker beer to enjoy the afternoon. Rotary membership leads to life long friendships and wonderful fellowship with friends and family.

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

ROTARY FOUNDATION POLIO PLUS

After 25 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are on the brink of eradicating this tenacious disease, but a strong push is needed now to root it out once and for all. It is a window of opportunity of historic proportions.

Reaching the ultimate goal of a polio-free world presents ongoing challenges, not the least of which is a hundreds of million dollar funding gap. Of course, Rotary alone can’t fill this gap, but continued Rotarian advocacy for government support can help enormously.

As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world, children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high. As can be seen by the outbreak in Somalia this month.

POLIO PLUS

Seen in Uganda in 2011:

 

 

Rotary International President Ron Burton

Governor of District 9700 Geoff Tancred

Coolamon Club President  Dick Jennings

Coolamon Club Secretary Paul Weston

Club Treasurer  Henk Hulsman

Coolamon Rotary Club Inc. P.O. Box 23 COOLAMON N.S.W. 2701

Websites of Interest

Coolamon Rotary Club: http://coolamonrotary.com

Road MAPS to Africa a Coolamon Rotary Project: http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org/

Rotary Down Under on line: http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/26587/49598/pub

Mount Kenya 2015 Web Site incorporating the ORK: http://theork.com/

Our Rotary Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa: http://www.rotaryhoutbay.org

Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species RAGES: http://www.endangeredrag.org/#

REGISTER NOW FOR SYDNEY

Register early for Sydney convention and save

Register early for the 2014 Rotary International Convention in  Sydney, Australia, 1-4 June, and pay US$100 less than the on-site  registration fee. Rotary’s annual convention is a wonderful way to experience the true internationality of Rotary, as you connect with leaders, exchange ideas, and get inspired to take action to benefit communities worldwide.

The traditional House of Friendship has been renamed as The Billabong for Sydney 2014.  A Billabong is an aboriginal name for a waterhole around which meetings would often be held.  The 2014 Billabong will be located in the grounds of the Sydney Showground, part of Sydney Olympic Park. Located in The Dome (a spectacular timber structure and the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere) and Exhibition Halls 2,3 and 4.  The Billabong will have over 14,000 square meters of display space, and will be the place to meet old and new acquaintances. See exhibits or displays of Rotary work from all over the world, discuss projects and learn of the many opportunities provided to Rotarians.

Approximately one half of the Billabong will be dedicated to the work of Rotary International and Rotary clubs where you can pick up great ideas for new projects for your club and learn of the assistance, which Rotary International can provide to assist in this work.  The other half of the Billabong will illustrate more great Rotary work and show many aspects of Australia and its Rotary clubs.

 

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford

 

 

 

 

 

World Elephant Day August 12th 2013. If the poaching keeps going on at this rate there will be no elephants left in Africa by 2025.

We are calling on Rotarians to join us in this battle:

RAGES Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species.

Sydney Convention Promo (IT) from Rotary International on Vimeo.

Coolamon Rotary News Bulletin #06

 

AUGUST IS MEMBERSHIP AND EXTENSIONS MONTH.

“Renew and Revitalise”

“Just like any other product you have to market your club in the local community, there is nothing like a highly visible hands-on project to get you noticed. Get the newer member to organise it. Ditch as many of the “formal” elements from most meetings, just keep them for special occasions. Don’t just nod to equality, diversity and minority inclusion, you are supposed to be representative of your area. Get involved with schools, they are a font of new members, teachers, parents, local authorities etc. don’t be afraid to work with other societies, cross fertilisation is healthy!” John Mackail, D1040, Wakefield, UK.

“Rotary started changing for me after that. I found that the more engaged I became in Rotary and the work of The Rotary Foundation, the more I saw the magic of Rotary and how it changed lives.  Each of us has our own reason for joining Rotary — but I believe we all want to make a difference. We all want to be doing something meaningful. That is absolutely essential for us to remember when we talk about membership,” said RI President Ron Burton for Membership Month, which is in August. RI President Ron Burton.

 

MONDAY AUGUST 5th MEETING

Leslie Weston Introducing the Speakers

Monday night was one of Coolamon Rotary’s initiatives our Shop Locally Campaign.  Leslie Weston and Ian Jennings are working hard with other members to conduct business meetings in Coolamon for the business people of the Shire of Coolamon.   This meeting attracted many of the leaders in business from Coolamon, Ganmain and Marrar.  In all 21 people attended plus our members which included several members who have a business in the Shire.

The guest speakers were Michael Reid from the State Government Employees Credit Union in Wagga Wagga and Julian McLaren from the Wagga Wagga Business Chamber and it’s current president,Julian is also a Councillor in the Wagga Wagga City Council.  Michael spoke first on how his Credit Union was now in Small Business Loans secured by residential mortgages.  Michael told us that we need money to make money and that to speculate is to accumulate.  The SGECU has a range of products now at very low interest rates for local business houses to  take advantage of.

Julian spoke on the bigger picture and talked about the Australian economy and how we are going.  Julian was not afraid to broach all manner of subjects including global warming, interest rates, coal seam gas, the need for a recession to clean up the economy.  There was not enough time to ask both speakers a series of questions however they answered many from those present.  All in all a thought provoking evening and well done Ian Jennings and of course Marilyn as well as Leslie Weston.

President Dick Jennings closed the meeting and reminded all members that next Tuesday we will be going to Junee instead of meeting on Monday.

Paul Weston thanks Michael Reid and Grahame Miles thanks Julian McLaren

 

Diary Reminders

Thursday 8th August BINGO: Garth Perkin, Grahame Miles, Don Dyce, Rodney Jarrett.

Monday 12th August NO MEETING

*Tuesday 13th August Joint Meeting with Junee in Junee Featuring the Wagga Wagga Male Rugby Choir.  Numbers to Christine Atkinson 0427 880 158.

*Saturday 17th August Darkness to Light Dinner RC of Wagga Wagga BOOK NOW!

*Monday 19th August Honeywell Science Presentation and Guest Speaker Darrell Breust from Coolamon.

*Monday 26th August John Franklin Guest Speaker .  Times and life living in the Northern Territory.

Friday August 30th Steam Train in Coolamon Morning Tea.  Volunteers required.

*Monday 2nd September Guest Speaker Colleen Wilson Lord OAM.

Tuesday 3rd September Memory, Movement and Motivation Information Day Coolamon  by Colleen Lord OAM Health and Wellness Day at the Allawah Community Centre. Contact Clare Munro: 6927 3548.

Thursday 12th September BINGO:  Christine Atkinson, Mark Reardon, Dick Jennings, Neil Munro

*Monday 30th September DG Geoff Tancred’s Visit.

Sunday 6th October Coolamon Scarecrow Festival.

Monday 7th October NO Meeting Labour Day Weekend.

Thursday 10th October BINGO:   Ian Jennings, John Glassford, Grahame Miles, Ted Hutcheon

Saturday 12th October Coolamon and Ganmain Hospital Fete IN Ganmain.

Saturday 26th October Street Raffle in Coolamon.

Late November early December date TBA: Early Pre-Christmas Rotary Community Market Day in Coolamon.

Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd February PETS in Young

Friday 14th March Trike Convention Catering in Wagga Wagga proceeds to Ronald McDonald House in Wagga Wagga.

Friday March 21st-Sunday March 23rd D9700 Conference in Orange.

Sunday 18th May D9700 Assembly in Grenfell

Saturday 24th May Red Shield Appeal Street Stall.

Sunday June 1st-Wednesday June 4th.  SYDNEY 2014 RI Convention See promotion at the end of this bulletin.

*Partners and Guests Night.

 

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT RON BURTON:

The private sector plays a central role in creating solutions for the world’s most pressing needs, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said before the closing bell on Wall Street to welcome NYSE Euronext to the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative. ‪#‎Rotary‬ was also there! In the photo (from the left) are Rotary District 7230 Governor Matts Ingemanson, UN Secretary-General Ban, and RI President Ron Burton.

President Ron’s August Message:

We’re going to make sure that the work we do in Rotary is solid, effective, and sustainable. And we’re going to make sure that Rotary itself will last – by committing to our goal of 1.3 million Rotarians in our clubs by the year 2015.

That goal is a little different from membership goals we’ve had in the past. The goal isn’t just bringing in new members. The goal is growing Rotary. The goal is making Rotary bigger, not just with more members, but with more involved, engaged, motivated members who will be the ones to lead us into our future.

Each of us has our own reason for joining Rotary – but I believe we all want to make a difference. We all want to be doing something meaningful. That is absolutely essential for us to remember when we talk about membership.

We’re not asking just anyone to join Rotary. We’re looking to attract busy, successful, motivated people who care. We’re asking them to take their valuable time and give it to Rotary. So if they say yes, and they come and join our club, then we’d better be showing them that their time in Rotary is well spent.

 

FULL STORY HERE.

STOP PRESS.

 

K.R. (Ravi) Ravindran, of the Rotary Club of Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International in 2015-16. Ravindran will become the president-nominee on 1 October if there are no challenging candidates.

Ravindran’s top priority for Rotary will be to increase membership. Also, it’s important for Rotarians to speak with a consistent voice and share their stories, especially through social media, so others can see the impact Rotary has had in their lives, he said.

 

ROTARY CLUB OF COLOMBO SRI LANKA

ON THE LIGHTER SIDE

The Sailor

By the time the sailor pulled into a little town every hotel room was taken.

“You’ve got to have a room somewhere,” he pleaded. “Or just a bed, I don’t care where.”

“Well, I do have a double room with one occupant — an Air Force guy,” admitted the manager, “and he might be glad to split the cost. But to tell you the truth, he snores so loudly that people in adjoining rooms have complained in the past. I’m not sure it’d be worth it to you.”

“No problem,” the tired Navy man assured him. “I’ll take it.”

The next morning, the sailor came down to breakfast bright-eyed and bushy tailed.

“How’d you sleep?” asked the manager. “Never better.” The manager was impressed.

“No problem with the other guy snoring?” “Nope. I shut him up in no time,” said the Navy guy. “How’d you manage that?” asked the manager.

“He was already in bed, snoring away, when I came in the room,” the sailor explained. “I went over, gave him a kiss on the cheek, and said, ‘Goodnight beautiful,’

…And he sat up all night watching me.”

The Bull

Two sisters, one blonde and one brunette, inherit the family ranch.

Unfortunately, after just a few years, they are in financial trouble.

In order to keep the bank from re-possessing the ranch, they need to purchase a bull from the stockyard in a town far away so that they can breed their own stock. They only have $600 left.

Upon leaving, the brunette tells her sister: “When I get there, if I decide to buy the bull, I’ll contact you to drive out after me and haul it home.”

The brunette arrives at the stockyard, inspects the bull and decides she wants to buy it. The man tells her that he will sell it for $599, no less. After paying him, she drives to the nearest town to send her sister a telegram to tell her the news.

She walks into the telegraph office and says: “I want to send a telegram to my sister telling her that I’ve bought a bull for our ranch. I need her to hitch the trailer to our pickup truck and drive out here so we can haul it home.”

The telegraph operator explains that he’ll be glad to help her, then adds: “It’s just 99 cents a word.”

Well, after paying for the bull, the brunette only has $1 left. She realizes that she’ll only be able to send her sister one word. After a few minutes of thinking, she nods and says: “I want you to send her the word “comfortable.”

The operator shakes his head. “How is she ever going to know that you want her to hitch the trailer to your pick up truck and drive out here to haul that bull back to your ranch, if you send her just the word – “comfortable?”

The brunette explains: “My sister’s blonde. The word’s big. She’ll read it very slowly . . .

com-for-da-bull.

ERIC VAN SOEST

There is one in every club!

 

 

ROTARY INFORMATION

THE NEW ROTARY

Dear Rotarians,

As you may know, we will soon be launching a whole new rotary.org.  My Rotary will feature a number of social tools designed to build and deepen relationships between Rotarians and Rotaractors and seek resources for service projects.  We would like to take this opportunity to ask you to serve as one of our early adopters for the newly created My Rotary.

Because Rotary Fellowships and Rotarian Action Groups work in an assortment of project areas, you are in an excellent position to be among the first to populate these new tools when they launch with projects and discussions, as well as provide us with valuable feedback on the user experience so we can ensure that the global community of Rotary experiences the best possible product.

Be on the lookout for #RISocial updates, and join the conversation online by using #RISocial in your tweets and Facebook posts to help us spread the word about how these new tools will make it easier for Rotarians to better serve our global community.  These new tools will make it easier than ever to raise funds for service projects, find partners, recruit volunteers, connect to others in the Rotary world and start important conversations.

If you are interested in being an early adopter, please sign up here, and be sure to encourage those in your Fellowship or Action Group to do the same. Early adopters will help to populate these new tools with content after launch. If you have an idea to help us spread the word about #RISocial do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected] and let us know!

When we engage Rotary, we change lives.

Best Regards,

Jesse Davis
Program Coordinator
Rotary Service Connections
Rotary International

 

ONLY IN AFRICA

Some of the things you do not see anywhere else:

 

 

CAUSES WORTH SUPPORTING

PROPOSED ROTARIAN ACTION GROUP FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES or RAGES

This week I am inviting you to join RAGES the proposed Rotarian Action Group for the Rhino, Elephant, Orangutan and other endangered species.

We now have 51 members from 11 different countries and we apply to Rotary International for approval this week.  The application will be considered at the Rotary Board meeting in Evanston in October.

Membership is FREE! What we are looking for is for membership and for those joining us to create awareness and to take action in supporting one of the RAGES endorsed projects we have and will list on our web site.

RAGES WEB SITE

Simply go to the registration page and apply.  You can also follow us on Facebook:

FACEBOOK PAGE RAGES this is the open group.

 

Rotary International President Ron Burton

Governor of District 9700 Geoff Tancred

Coolamon Club President  Dick Jennings

Coolamon Club Secretary Paul Weston

Club Treasurer  Henk Hulsman

Coolamon Rotary Club Inc. P.O. Box 23 COOLAMON N.S.W. 2701

Websites of Interest

Coolamon Rotary Club: http://coolamonrotary.com

Road MAPS to Africa a Coolamon Rotary Project: http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org/

Rotary Down Under on line: http://flipflashpages.uniflip.com/2/26587/49598/pub

Mount Kenya 2015 Web Site incorporating the ORK: http://theork.com/

Our Rotary Centennial Twin Club Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa: http://www.rotaryhoutbay.org

Proposed Rotarian Action Group for Endangered Species RAGES: http://www.endangeredrag.org/#

REGISTER NOW FOR SYDNEY

 

 

Bulletin Editor and Web Site:  John Glassford